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Visual Studio - External Tools not visible

I have a co worker who is trying to add WCF Test Client to the Tools Menu in Visual Studio.

She adds the tools in just fine (exactly the same as mine that are working) but the tools listed in external tools are not visible in the Tools Menu.

I seem to remember there is an option to make these show up in this list, but I don't know where it is.

Anyone out there know this one?


Since I did not believe my coworker until she showed me, here are some screen shots in case you don't believe me.

External Tools Window:

External Tools http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/9438/externaltools.png

But even with all that filled in this is all that is in the Tools Menu:

Tools Menu http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/313/toolsmenu.png

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Vaccano Avatar asked Feb 16 '10 20:02

Vaccano


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2 Answers

Try this: Go to Tools > Customize.
On the Commands tab, select Tools from the menu bar drop down.
Select an item from the Controls list near where you want to add the command.
Then click the Add Command button.
In the Add Command dialog, select the Tools category.
From the Commands list, select External Command X.
Click Ok.
The external command should now show up under your Tools menu.

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Daniel Rehner Avatar answered Sep 26 '22 20:09

Daniel Rehner


I experience the same problem. My fix was to add dummy commands (cmd.exe) and rearrange the items in the dialog until all my tools showed up in the menu.

In my case, I needed two commands inbetween the others, but I could not figure out which ones were going to be displayed and why.

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devio Avatar answered Sep 25 '22 20:09

devio